Tom Hicks Kicks the Tires on the Statesman

Not only is Tom Hicks apparently interested in buying the Austin American-Statesman, but Jeremy Halbreich has also taken meetings with Cox Media Group brass, which is selling the paper. First thing I’d do if I were Hicks and I’d just bought the Statesman: make all the employees pay for parking. Next, I’d quit subsidizing the corporate cafeteria. Then I’d have everyone pay for their own BlackBerries. Wait. Not every newspaper gives its employees those benefits?